2025

  • Natalia Martinez

    The Wait Is Over

    After much anticipation, SDSU’s first season in the Pac-12 Conference is underway. Meet seven Aztecs leading the way in the opening months of competition.

  • Kirsten Sterling

    The Skills Playbook

    Today’s professionals are rethinking how they build careers. The SDSU Career Skills Institute helps them stay ahead of change.

  • David Judson with a piece of stained glass

    The House That Judson Built

    Twenty-five years ago, David Judson (’92) inherited the family business. It just happened to be America’s oldest family-run stained-glass studio. With more than a century of tradition behind him, how would he shape what came next?

  • Coach bag art display by Christine Lee

    Zoom: Family Ties

    What do you do with inherited items from family members? Artist Christine Lee (’04, MFA) had her own interpretation. She took her mother’s handbag apart and then stitched its worn leather, hardware and history into tools for daily life.

  • Dennis (’75), left, and Elaine Szeto with Y. Barry Chung, dean of the College of Education

    Why We Give: Dennis Szeto (’75) and Elaine Szeto

    Dennis (’75) and Elaine Szeto maintain strong ties to San Diego State University because of the university’s lasting, life-changing impact.

  • Jessica Sarowitz

    ‘Who’s Not In The Room?’

    Jessica Duran Sarowitz has built her career around that question. She saw that same commitment at San Diego State University while her son was a student. Her $20 million gift for the new sciences building will expand research opportunities for students and help shape the next generation of scientific discovery.

  • Derrick Tuskan, Caitlyn Smiley, Jeff Lancaster and Jeff Lewis

    Aztecs in Photography

    Meet four alumni photographers making a name for themselves with clients like San Diego FC, SDSU Athletics and Better Buzz Coffee.

  • The Day family

    The Day Family Aztec Tree

    In the Day family, being an Aztec runs in the family. Twelve members have attended San Diego State University, a tradition that began nearly five decades ago.

  • Taharka Adé

    Ask a Researcher: Taharka Adé

    Associate professor of Africana Studies and founding director of SDSU’s new Africana Research & Cultural Renaissance Center.

  • Megan Imbres

    The New Definition of Endurance

    Jellyfish and a bee sting couldn’t stop Peloton CMO Megan Imbres (’04) from finishing third in her age group at an Ironman 70.3. In her own words, she shares how she navigates endurance racing, executive leadership and family life.